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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated June 19, 1965 partially reads, "Byron Elvin Pierce has been held to answer on all five counts in the kidnap-mutilation of a 7-year-old Canoga Park boy. The charges are kidnapping, sex perversion, mayhem, child molesting and attempt to commit murder." Photograph caption reads, "Funds for boy - These three men hold a few of the hundreds of contribution letters they have received in response to the all-out campaign to help raise money to defray the medical costs of a 7-year-old Canoga Park boy who was mutilated by a known sex offender on June 5. They are, from left, Larry Miller, Canoga Park Optimist Club president; Curtis Bickly, fund drive chairman, and Ed French, treasurer of the mercy fund."; See image #00132051 for additional photo in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Canoga Park Optimist Club--Presidents Fund raising--California--Los Angeles Sexually abused boys--California--Los Angeles Sex crimes--California--Los Angeles Attempted murder--California--Los Angeles Arrest--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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